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Arms Control Groups Accuse NATO of Keeping Nuclear Status Quo
May 22, 2012 | Rachel Oswald | Nuclear Doctrine , Nuclear Weapons Programs , Tactical/Non-Strategic Nuclear WeaponsCHICAGO -- Nuclear disarmament advocates on Monday voiced frustration with what they saw as a missed opportunity for NATO to use its summit here to declare it would reduce the role that nuclear weapons play in the defense of the military bloc’s membership.
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Iran, IAEA Could Soon Ink Nuclear Probe Plan: Amano
The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran could finalize "quite soon" a plan for executing a probe of possible weapon-related aspects of Iranian atomic activities, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said on Tuesday.
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Further Activity Seen at N. Korean Nuclear Test Facility
Pictures taken from space indicate an increase in activity at North Korea's nuclear test facility in the last four weeks, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
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South Korea Plans $2.1B Missile Purchase
A $2.1 billion South Korean initiative to procure 500-600 ballistic and cruise missiles over a half-decade would seek to bolster the nation's capability to disable North Korea's atomic armaments and other threats in a potential crisis, the Chosun Ilbo reported on Tuesday.
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South Korea to Ramp up Biodefense Efforts
South Korea is preparing to ramp up efforts to defend against a possible disease-agent terror attack over the next half-decade, the Korea Times reported on Monday.
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Pakistan Presses Ahead on Plutonium Reactor
Pakistan is roughly 50 percent finished in building a fourth nuclear reactor site at a facility that generates plutonium for nuclear bombs, the Institute for Science and International Security said in a Monday analysis.
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U.K. Delivers Design Contracts for New Sub
The United Kingdom on Tuesday delivered about $550 million in deals to draft the design of a next-generation ballistic missile submarine, Reuters reported.
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U.S. Conducts Five More Nuclear Audits in Russia Under New START
The head of the Russian strategic missile forces said units under his management have undergone five U.S. audits since last December, Interfax reported on Monday.
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U.S. Defense Department China Report Earns Reprimand From Beijing
May 22, 2012 | Ballistic MissilesA U.S. Defense Department report issued last week overstates the capacities of China's armed forces and trumps up the nation's standoff with Taiwan in a bid to bolster arms exports to the island, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Monday.
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Chinese Province Plans $4.7 Million in Radiation Scanner Deployments
A province in northwestern China plans to establish in excess of 30 radioactivity scanner sites in 14 cities and prefectures, among other areas, over the next half-decade, jurisdictional officials announced on Saturday.
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Kentucky Chemical Weapons Disposal Facility Half Finished
Construction is slightly more than halfway finished on the chemical arms demilitarization facility at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky, the Richmond Register reported on Monday.
Quote of the Day
Ploughshares Fund senior policy analyst Ben Loehrke, on the lack of change in the alliance's nuclear posture at the just-ended summit in Chicago.NATO did what it did best, it kicked the can (down the road) as it’s done in the past.
